Thursday, July 30, 2015

Editorial: Over the past year or two I have been
watching some disturbing news stories from around the world that
seemed to have some common traits. Have you noticed it too? Think of
Detroit, Argentina, Greece and Puerto Rico as prime examples of what
I have been observing.

These cities and countries were all
loaned money by big banks, hedge funds, and other wealthy investors.
Even though they were risky loans, these investors continued to lend
money long after it was obvious the cities or countries could never
repay them. Why?

The investors deliberately continued
down a path that would ultimately bankrupt the cities or countries.
Keeping their identities secret, the investors hid behind the cover
of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or other powerful
organizations like the European Union (EU), they continued to lend
money while simultaneously driving these governments further into
bankruptcy.

Their goal appears to be consistent.
Drive the governments into bankruptcy, take control, and then loot
everything that isn't nailed down. Buildings, land, works of
art, pensions, the treasury and more. These investors, or their legal
agents, then typically proceed to lay off workers, raise taxes, shut
down schools, ignore voters, and proceed to carry out their many other evil
designs - all under the cover of the law.

It has worked in numerous other
instances. Eventually you start to see the pattern repeating itself
with more and more frequency. What cities and countries are the next
targets? Do these investors really believe they can remain secret and
continue to run amuck? Apparently they do. Unfortunately, it all
eventually becomes exposed and leads to all sorts of other
destructive behavior.

Am I the only one seeing this
pattern? Is this part of the future we want? Big investment banks, hedge funds,
and wealthy billionaires openly replacing our governments. I don't
think so. Share your thoughts on this topic with our readers.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

It
appears manned inter-planetary space travel within our solar system
is now becoming a reality. The world has been sending unmanned
spacecraft and space probes to other planets and bodies within our
solar system for several decades. This doesn't mean I may live to see
it, but my kids and grandkids will.

You
know its going to happen as the list of countries with space programs
continues to grow, e.g. U.S., Europe, Russia, China, India, Japan...
Meanwhile, numerous private companies are also pushing and shoving to
get into the race to conquer space, e.g. SpaceX, Boeing, Virgin
Galactic, Google, Northrop...

Reading
the latest NASA
news briefs,
we know that they
are
developing the most advanced rocket and spacecraft ever designed for
the manned Mission
to Mars,
planned for
sometime before the end of the next decade. Read more about NASA's
Orion spacecraft that
will carry
four astronauts and
provide an
entirely new national capability for human exploration beyond Earth's
orbit.

Just
this past week, the BBC reported that the European Space Agency is
actively discussing building a village
on the moon. China is also actively moving forward with their
lunar
exploration program. Russia, India, and others are also planning
other ventures that are
sure to be
unveiled in
the near future.

As
I've written before, we
are currently
in the process of transitioning from a Type 0 Civilization to a Type
1 Civilization. Some
of the characteristics of a Type 1 Civilization include the
capability of interplanetary
spaceflight,
interplanetary communication, and interplanetary colonization. For
more detail, on the future of civilations, read
Redefining
Our Purpose as Civilization Keeps Evolving

Again,
the race is now on to launch manned inter-planetary space missions
and begin the first phase of a long process to colonize the planets
in our Solar System. There's going to be some exciting times ahead
for our children and grandchildren.